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Tahiti Petrel
Order Ciconiiformes
Family Procellariidae
Scientific name Pterodroma rostrata
English name Tahiti Petrel
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Status in Vanuatu Vagrant species
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An alternative genus for this bird is Pseudobulweria. It breeds in the Marquesas, French Polynesia, Fiji, American Samoa and New Caledonia (BirdLife, 2007). Bregulla (1992) states it is a vagrant to Vanuatu waters. IUCN Red List Category: NEAR THREATENED as this species has a small population and breeding range with an uncertain population trend (BirdLife, 2007). References.
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